The Uganda Helmet Vaccine Initiative (UHVI) organized a “Long Short Walk” with a group of around 100 people in Kampala, Uganda on May 8. The event, supported by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, called for improved pedestrian safety and highlighted the daily dangers encountered by pedestrians in Uganda’s roadway environment. The Long
Students from Phong Phu Primary School in District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and AIP Foundation participated in the Long Short Walk campaign on April 9 to raise awareness in communities about the importance of making our road safer for the most vulnerable among us, especially pedestrians. According to the World Health Organization,
AIP Foundation conducted a capacity building training on November 16, 2012 for teachers running the practice at the Safe Kids Vietnam Traffic Safety Park. Sponsored by Fedex, the 1,700m2traffic safety park built in 2010 provides a realistic and interactive setting for students to practice pedestrian safety. 31 teachers from as many primary schools in Trang
On Friday, November 9th, Chevron, Ltd. launched Walk Wise, a partnership with Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, Kai County, as well as students and teachers to create a safer pedestrian environment at Gaoqiao and Qili primary schools. Walk Wise will pilot a new road safety curriculum, informed by international methodologies and written in collaboration with
On October 25th, Rob Klein AIP Foundation’s Global Development Director led a road safety training for Chevron’s Walk Wise Project in Gaoqiao, Chongqing. The main target audience of this training was twelve teachers from Gaoqiao and Qili primary schools, who are responsible for administering lessons on road safety education to their first, third, and sixth
On October 18, 2012, FedEx Express and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation launched a Safe Kids Vietnam Model School Zone at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Primary School, marking their continuing commitment to improve pedestrian safety in Dong Nai Province. The event was successfully organized with the representatives of FedEx, Dong Nai Traffic Safety Committee,
As the pilot phase of AIP Foundation’s pedestrian road safety program, sponsored by Chevron Ltd., moves forward, county officials, teachers, and other stakeholders gathered on Wednesday to explore potential partnerships and to adapt AIP Foundation’s draft curriculum. The pilot will begin in October 2012 at Gaoqiao and Qili Primary Schools in Kai County. County officials
To maximize the impact of the Helmets for Kids program, San Dan I and Bun Rany Hun Sen Phom Thom Primary Schools in Kratie province and Prey Sandek Primary School in Takeo Province designed and implemented extracurricular activities for over 850 students during the first two weeks of July. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
The Chuandongbei (CDB) natural gas project – a joint venture between Chevron and China National Petroleum Company – is working with AIP Foundation on a project that aims to improve the safety of pedestrian children in the gas sites in Sichuan province, China. To prepare for this project, GHVI’s Regional Director traveled to the field
On May 30th and June 2nd, 2012, AIP Foundation joined the world community by celebrating International Children’s Day. International Children’s Day on June 1st celebrates children and their role in society, but the day also highlights the vulnerability of children. For this reason, AIP Foundation chose this occasion to equip the children from Hun Sen
